HARRY HAERENDEL 1896 - Ancient Mariner / Old Fisherman / Hans die Skipper - (Framed Print)

The picture part measures 39cm X 29cm. >>>  Some people love it and hail it as the best painting ever made, other think of it as kitch and worthless. It's popularity in Norway has never the less made the painting Iconic. "The Fisherman" was painted around 1920 by Harry Haerendel. Harry was born in Hamburg in 1896 and died in 1991. He studied painting in Hamburg and Berlin and travelled all over Europe. The portrayed man is Dorus Rijkers, a Dutch sea rescuer, a hero of his time. Dorus was honored for saving more than 500 people at sea. When he died at the age of 81, a parade with thousands of people participated in his funeral.         .

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